2020-2023

Planetary. Contemporary Calgary.

At times, the spaces we inhabit ostensibly evade the effects of time. This is particularly the case for brutalist architecture, whose exposed concrete facade effectively functions as armor, protecting it from the elements. This armor generates a temporality far different than that of our human bodies.

Inspired by the recent redesignation of the centennial planetarium, Janik explores the temporality of space by examining the recent flooding of his family’s land during the construction of the Świnna Poręba Reservoir in southern Poland.